1976 U.S. Women's Open
The 1976 U.S. Women's Open was the 31st U.S. Women's Open, held July 8–12 at Rolling Green Golf Club in Springfield, Pennsylvania, a suburb west of Philadelphia.
JoAnne Carner, the 1971 champion, won in a Monday playoff over defending champion Sandra Palmer by a score of 76 to 78. The two had tied at 292 (+8), four strokes ahead of Jane Blalock.
Final leaderboard
Sunday, July 11, 1976
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 |  JoAnne Carner |
71-71-77-73=292 | +8 | Playoff |
| Sandra Palmer |
70-74-73-75=292 | |||
| 3 | Jane Blalock |
75-72-73-76=296 | +12 | 3,454 |
| 4 | Susie McAllister |
76-78-70-73=297 | +13 | 2,654 |
| T5 | Amy Alcott |
72-75-78-74=299 | +15 | 2,329 |
| Sharon Miller |
75-75-77-72=299 | |||
| 7 |  Silvia Bertolaccini |
78-73-74-75=300 | +16 | 2,054 |
| T8 | Susie Berning |
73-76-79-75=303 | +19 | 1,954 |
| Betsy King (a) |
76-74-76-77=303 | 0 | ||
| T10 | Carole Jo Callison |
78-77-72-78=305 | +21 | 1,854 |
| Carol Semple (a) |
71-77-82-75=305 | 0 | ||
| Debbie Massey (a) |
75-74-74-82=305 |
(a) = amateur
Source:
Playoff
Monday, July 12, 1976
| Place | Player | Score | To par | Money ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JoAnne Carner |
76 | +5 | 9,054 |
| 2 | Sandra Palmer |
78 | +7 | 5,554 |
Source:
References
- ^ McDermott, Barry (July 19, 1976). "A mountain of trouble". Sports Illustrated. p. 80.
- ^ Bernstein, Ralph (July 13, 1976). "Carner earns $9,000 and prestige". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 20.
- ^ "Mrs. Carner wins playoff". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. July 13, 1976. p. 2, part 2.
- ^ Bernstein, Ralph (July 12, 1976). "Sandra Palmer cites poor play". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. p. 18.
- ^ "Palmer, Carner vie in Open playoff". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). Associated Press. July 12, 1976. p. 2D.